An Officer and a Gentleman
“Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.”
Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
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Cast
34 people
Richard Gere
Zack Mayo
Known for
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Debra Winger
Paula Pokrifki
Known for
The Ranch
Terms of Endearment
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sergeant Emil Foley
Known for
Watchmen
Enemy Mine
David Keith
Sid Worley
Known for
Firestarter
Raise Your Voice
Robert Loggia
Byron Mayo
Known for
Scarface
Independence Day
Lisa Blount
Lynette Pomeroy
Known for
Prince of Darkness
Blind Fury
Lisa Eilbacher
Casey Seeger
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
10 to Midnight
Harold Sylvester
Perryman
Known for
Married... with Children
Innerspace
David Caruso
Topper Daniels
Known for
CSI: Miami
Session 9
Grace Zabriskie
Esther Pokrifiki
Known for
Twin Peaks
Big Love
Tony Plana
Emiliano Della Serra
Known for
Marvel's The Punisher
Goal!
Victor French
Joe Pokrifki
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
Highway to Heaven
Taylor Hackford Director · Douglas Day Stewart Writer Jack Nitzsche Composer
Worldwide gross $130M · Budget $7.5M · United States release July 28, 1982
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Worldwide gross
$129,795,554
Gross vs. budget
17.3×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · July 28, 1982
Limited theatrical
United States · July 28, 1982
Theatrical
Australia
February 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 6, 1982 · Theatrical
France
January 19, 1983 · Theatrical
September 13, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Germany
March 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Greece
March 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 11, 1983 · Theatrical
Italy
January 14, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
December 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 10, 1983 · Theatrical
April 26, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 11, 2002 · TV · RTL 4
July 17, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
September 22, 1983 · Theatrical
Romania
July 28, 1982 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
January 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 28, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 27, 1983 · Theatrical
June 11, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Park Circus Limited
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